With President Jimmy Carter’s passing, Habitat Portland staff reflect on his enduring legacy
As a volunteer, advocate, and ambassador for the work of Habitat for Humanity, President Jimmy Carter leaves a legacy of community service and humanitarianism that has forever shaped this organization. With his passing on Sunday, Dec. 29, we reflect on the extraordinary impact he and his wife Rosalynn had in inspiring people to share their […]
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This holiday season, turn your car into affordable homes in Portland
It’s happened to all of us. What started out as a match made in heaven, filled with happiness at every turn, has finally run its course. The romance is gone and you’re ready to kick the whole thing to the curb. It’s just a car, after all. Time to donate. You can make a lasting […]
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Frame a future where inclusive communities thrive
In 2019, Aimee’s life changed dramatically when her niece and nephew came to live with her. Stability for all of them became her main priority. Both her nephew, Diego, and her niece, Patricia, were in grade school at the time, and the need was not only to provide a stable home for them to live […]
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Frame a Future where everyone can reach financial stability
Always with an eye toward the future, Elijah sees homeownership as a game changer in his life. His new Habitat home not only provides an affordable place to live for his family, but an investment that will allow him to reach his goal of running his own business and planning for his son’s future. Elijah […]
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Frame a Future with safe, healthy homes for all
No parent could put a price on their children’s health, but that doesn’t mean it has to be out of reach. It starts with a safe and healthy home, the kind Habitat homeowner Sandra moved into 10 years ago with her family. “(Our) medical bills are less because we’re all healthy and we have a […]
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Frame a future where every child thrives in school
Homeownership brought many changes to Isaura Ascensio’s life, but one of the most significant was the impact it had on her young son, Uriel. Uriel was in grade school when they moved into their Habitat home, and Isaura said the new environment was soon evident in her son’s schoolwork. “After I became a homeowner,” Isaura […]
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Meet our new team of Bank of America Student Leaders
Bank of America Student Leaders Ivette Alonso Garcia, Ammar Mukadam, Ryan Jun, and Ky Dang. This summer, Habitat for Humanity Portland Region is excited to host four participants in the Bank of America Student Leaders program, which works to foster community- and civic-minded service in young adults across the country. The Student Leader program engages […]
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Habitat, AmeriCorps partnership a chance to learn, grow, and chart a course for change
Before they became a project manager with Habitat for Humanity Portland Region, or the director of procurement for Habitat ReStores, before they became the director of Habitat’s homeownership programs, they were AmeriCorps volunteers. Ian Gallager, Malia Tam Sing and Erin Maxey were among the hundreds of thousands of people who enroll in AmeriCorps each year, […]
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Healing and home: Victoria and Roger find a stability all their own
Victoria, right, with her son Roger “It ends with us.” This is Habitat homeowner Victoria’s motto when it comes to breaking family cycles of housing instability. She and her 15-year-old son, Roger, are setting a new family precedent: one of homeownership, staying in one place, and prioritizing their mental health and self-care. The pair has […]
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The state of housing in the midst of a crisis
Homeownership’s connection to economic stability, improved educational outcomes and better health is well documented. But amid an unprecedented housing crisis, homeownership — and the potential it brings — is financially no longer an option for a growing number of people. The crisis has been decades in the making, a combination of low supply and excessive […]
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